5 Features of Amazon Halo That Makes It a Unique Fitness Tracker
Once a user’s photo is taken, Halo automatically removes everything unnecessary in the background, computes the percentage of the body fat according to body indicators, and eventually creates a 3D model of the body.
Good news! Amazon recently announced that it has entered the world of health and fitness with Halo, a subscription service and accompanying device featuring a great range of health metrics, which include activity, body fat, and tone of voice analysis to identify how an individual sounds to others.
The fitness band might remind you of other popular fitness trackers as they may look the same. However, this one has a few unique features and specifications like the temperature sensing, and a microphone that constantly scans the voice of the wearer to identify his emotional tone.
During Amazon's early access deal, Halo membership starts $65 which covers the first six months. The succeeding fee will cost $3.99 plus tax per month.
One of the most impressive features of the Amazon Halo is that it's screen-free, so the wearer gets less distractions.
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Amazon Halo Features and Specs
A subscription to Halo is packed with the basic fitness band with a single button, and heart rate, steps, and a temperature tracker. Since the device is screen-free, the user will need to depend on the mobile app to see all his data.
What's great about Amazon Halo is that an individual can do more with it than simply counting his steps and recording his weight. Here are 5 best things a user can do with the device:
1. It Lets You Analyze Your Body Fat
For Amazon, the notion of weight loss is inconsistent, and body fat is a far better health analyte and predictor.
So instead of depending on weight, Halo's focus is on an individual's body fat percentage, which is less unstable and takes so much time and effort to change.
Ideally, one can effectively analyze his body composition through a dual-energy absorptiometry or DEXA scan, which can cost up to $100 at a laboratory.
With the Halo app, he can do all the analyses by merely using his smartphone camera. Once a user's photo is taken, the app automatically removes everything unnecessary in the background, computes the body fat percenetage according to body indicators, and eventually creates a 3D model of the body. This whole process takes only a few seconds.
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2. You Can Find Out How You Sound to Others
Amazon Halo features "Tone Analysis," too, but this has nothing to do with the user's body tone. Rather, it analyzes any tone of his voice to illustrate an image of how he sounds to others.
Through Halo's Tone Analysis feature, you'll know if you already sound out of line when talking to other people. According to Amazon, the band is designed with two built-in mics so it can capture audio and "listen for emotional cues."
The company also explained that Amazon Halo does not intend to analyze a conversation's content, but only the way the user's tone is delivered.
3. Know How Well You Sleep at Night
Halo offers a comprehensive sleep analysis, including a breakdown of the different sleep stages, as well as the overall score of sleep.
4. Feeling Feverish? Check Your Temperature through Halo
This feature is perfect, especially in this time of the pandemic. You can keep track of your overall body temperature while you sleep. Plus, it creates a baseline for every individual.
The app charts your average body temperature every night, in relation to your baseline so you can effectively determine variations that can impact your health and even your sleep quality.
5. Analyze Your Week's Activities
This app also functions a basic fitness tracker according to the information the user inputs from the band. It can automatically track physical activities like walks and runs. However, the user needs to go to enter into the app and manually tag any other kinds of workout.
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Aug 27, 2020 11:53 PM EDT
